The Bachelor: Chris Soules “Prince Farming” Premiere RECAP

Even for a Bachelor fan such as myself, THREE HOURS for a premiere is a bit much. Chris Harrison is live from the Red Carpet of the premiere with dozens of screaming girls around him. I don’t mind them changing it up a bit, but I find the red carpet a bit annoying.

Chris Soules gives us some background on himself and his 6,000 acre farm in Iowa. As he speaks, he’s so monotone! I sure hope this changes up as it goes on or I’m going to fall asleep. I love Chris, he’s a great, nice, handsome man, but he’s coming across very dull. Put some feeling into your words, man! Cody makes an appearance training Chris, getting him buffed up to be the next Bachelor. (If you’re wondering if Cody and Michelle Money are still together, here’s the scoop )

Wait, what?! There’s a countdown clock… 58 minutes to the first limo arriving. What?! What are we doing for the next hour?! Omg I can’t take a whole hour of this red carpet nonsense.

Marcus and Lacy, who fell in love on Bachelor in Paradise, join Chris Harrison to be interviewed… still engaged, planning the wedding.

(42 minutes left)

A look at the Bachelorettes vying for Chris Soules heart. Britt, 27, waitress in L.A., reveals it’s been three years since her last relationship. During that relationship they didn’t have sex at all. She said it was an interesting thing, she knew exactly how she felt about him without sex being involved.

Jillian, 25, National News Producer in D.C. She lifts heavy weights in the gym, very competitive.

Amanda, ballet instructor, 24, Illinois. Very perky. Lives at home with her mom because she doesn’t like to pay bills, cook, or clean, so her mom does all of that.

Whitney, 29, fertility nurse, Chicago, IL, has a really high pitch, annoying voice. Sorry Whitney, you can’t help it girl, but it’s a bit much.

Makenzie, 21, Dental Assistant, and has a very little boy. She is far too young for Chris!

Kelsey, 28, Austin, TX, school counselor, became a widow about a year and a half ago when her husband just dropped dead one day. She seems quite mature. Her late husband was 42 years old, so she’s used to older men. Oh and she’s also from West Michigan originally which is where I am from, so I’m naturally rooting for her (for now at least).

Back at the red carpet, Andi and Josh get interviewed by Chris Harrison. They don’t have a wedding date yet, but nice to see they’re still together.

(20 minutes till limo)

Chris H is now interviewing Nikki Ferrel who “won” Juan Pablo’s heart, sorta. Nikki says they both tried really hard, but they’re just two different people and it wasn’t working out… different priorities, different lifestyles. She’s very nervous and keeps saying “I mean, like… I mean, you know…” She felt like she was never his first or even his seventh priority. She seems genuinely happy and not like the pouty girl on Couples Therapy that was constantly sad at Juan Pablo all the time. Chris just keeps digging at her to say something bad about him, and kudos to her for trying to rise above and not trash talk him. Nice try though, Chris.

Now in the studio, still live, we’re FINALLY going to get the real premiere going!

More behind the scenes with Chris and him getting ready to be The Bachelor. New clothes, getting groomed, photo shoot, etc. Still monotone, but the shower scene ain’t bad.

Enter, first limo!!!

Britt is the first one out of the limo wearing a black and silvery dress. She hugs him for a long time and begins to cry. “I’m so happy it’s you!” She gives him a little note and tells him he has to come find her and she’ll explain what it means. The note says “Free Hug from Britt.” Seems pretty self explanatory to me!

Whitney is the next one out and very giggly, she tells him she wouldn’t be there if it weren’t him that was there.

Kelsey is the next wearing a beautifully blue dress.

Megan, make-up artist from Nashville, TN. Chris says as she walks away “this is not going to be easy.”

Ashley, drop dead GORGEOUS comes out, Chris seems extra smitten with her. She tells him “I’m not going to tell you see you later, I’m going to say I’ll TALK to you later!”

Reegan, 28, donated tissue specialist, comes out carrying a cooler. She explains to him that she sells human tissue and opens up the cooler and there’s a HEART in there. But she says it’s not real.

Tara comes out wearing a flannel shirt, shorts, and cowboy boots. She said “this is me.” The girls FLIP out when she walks in. Their jaws just drop. Tara tells in her interview she felt out of place. You think?! So then she changes into a dress and makes her way to the front again to sneak up on Chris and come out again. She even sneaks in the limo! Just strange.

The limo driver hands Chris a note, he nods and says “hmm… okay…” and then it cuts to commercial! “Chris, please turn away from the limo and close your eyes.” So with his eyes closed, out walks Amanda who sneaks up behind him and says that since he was Andi’s secret admirer last season, he deserves to have one too. So she sneaks away inside without him ever seeing her.

Jillian shows off her muscles to Chris. Not sure that’s going to win him over.

Ashley S comes out and she has a crazy look in her eyes. She doesn’t blink or something. It’s very strange. She puts a lucky penny in the sole of his shoes.

Kaitlyn walks out and says “I know your name is Chris, and you’re a farmer. And I uhh… you can plow the fuck out of my field any day.” Chris just stands there in complete silence with a smile on his face like “whaaaaat?” She’s a little spitfire for sure. As she walks away he says “didn’t see that coming!”

There’s only 15 girls there at this point and Chris is under the impression that’s all that’s coming. Little does he know, there’s still 15 more coming. So Kaitlyn breaks the ice by telling a joke, “Why did the Walrus go to a Tupperware party?” punchline “Because he wanted to find a tight seal.” Girls’ jaws just drop. Hahaha… loving this season!!

Britt gets to speak to Chris first and explains the “Free Hugs” note…. she said that a wife, a girlfriend, is a safe haven. Someone that you can come to at the end of the day and will give you a hug and makes you feel safe. Chris is really drawn to her, you can tell. They had an amazing spark! I think Britt is for sure a front runner and I like her too.

Chris H comes out with the first impression rose. The girls begin freaking out because they also think there’s only 15 women there.

Amanda admits that she is the secret admirer and her eyes are totally bugging out. Best live tweet ever comes from ABC Exec Robert Mills @millsy11374

Did we miss an integration opportunity with the movie Big Eyes? #TheBachelor

He now enters the house where a total of 30 women are standing, giggling, and flipping their hair.

Kaitlyn tried to teach Chris how to break dance. He says he’s really impressed by her and that she’s down to earth.

Now all the women are cutting in and trying to get their time with Chris.

Haha…. Chris just said that all of these women would make incredible wives, he wishes he was a polygamist! Too funny!

Crazy Ashley S goes on this tangent about how people are onions and you have to peal back the layers. Then she tries to cut in with Chris and another girl and she offers the other girl a yellow rose. It’s this whole awkward exchange and Chris is smiling politely but he is looking at her like she’s a big crazy ball. Chris is having a hard time even talking to her. She obviously drunk or on drugs or both. But it is just crazy.

Can’t wait for these women to get weeded out. There are a lot of not-so-bright girls here. I can sense a few diamonds in the rough, but wow, a majority of them are crazy.

Chris truly is smitten with Britt and he gives her the first impression rose and he kissed her already! She walks in the room with him arm and arm with the first impression rose and the ladies are just shooting daggers at her. Jealous!!

Whoa!! Michelle Money just said that she heard a rumor that Britt doesn’t shower!! Michelle! I love you girl, but you don’t throw things like that out there!

Chris tells Chris H he was going to pick Tara, but she’s sloppy drunk and now he doesn’t know. Roses continue again… Makenzie, Tracy, and then he finally picks Tara and puts her out of her misery. He was afraid he would make a mistake by eliminating her. Jordan gets the next one and stumbles on the rug (also drunk), Jillian, Whitney, Carly, final rose goes to…. Ashely S….. whaaaat?!!! I thought for SURE she’d be sent home!!! He really does like the drunk girls!

Oh! Thought it was over, but Kimberly walks back in and asks Chris if she can speak with him! And why is it so light outside if it was so dark while the limos were pulling up? Is it like 6am or something? What kind of Hollywood trickery is this?! We’ll find out what happens with Kimberly next week!

[…] rose to, Josh Murray have called it quits! But how is this possible when we just saw them on The Bachelor Live Premiere on Monday?! They did reveal at that time that they haven’t set a wedding date yet, but […]

I actually liked the three hour show tonight. I like to see what happens to all the other couples. So, I appreciated the updates. I didn’t realize that they added an hour, so I kept thinking, the first hour was too long, and that I won’t get to see the first night of the Bachelor, so I was so relieved when it went three hours. I think he kept the drunk Tera so there will be plenty of drama on the show. She should have been sent home FOR SURE WITHOUT A DOUBT, so I think that is where he was talking to Chris H. I think Chris H asks them to keep some of the drama queens around for an exciting show. That ridiculous Ashley that talked all about the onion is on the show for the same reason. She should have definitely went home. This is my opinion, but I am pretty sure I am right. He won’t be picking either of them for a bride.

Agreed…. I bet he gets to pick like 10-15 girls that he really wants and then the producers get to pick the others when it’s this early on in the season. I mean, you can tell pretty quickly sometimes if you would marry someone or not. There are just certain people that you just KNOW you won’t end up meshing with. I am pretty impressed with a few of the girls that aren’t crazy though. He has some respectable, poised, down to earth girls to chose from.
Thanks for taking the time to follow and comment!

Hey there! I’m keeping stats for a fantasy league I’m in and don’t have DVR (therefore can’t rewind to check a couple of things). When Chris was getting one on one time during the party, do you remember which woman said she has 2 kids? then the next girl was talking about weird laws in Iowa? Any help is appreciated!

you’re the best! thank you. I think they appeared back to back in the one on one time. What did you think of the 3 hour episode?? I’m surprised that I actually liked it. I wonder how Britt will do in the long run???

I really could have done without the first hour. The red carpet thing was just so cheesy. I don’t know why, but it just really bothered me for some reason!! I just wanted to get down to it and get to the new season! 🙂 Thanks for commenting!

I think if anything he might be a little dull, but looks like they have a good mix of women between crazy and grounded that will keep it interesting! Overall I think Chris is a good guy and won’t disappoint as far as moral character goes.